By a twist of fate, the illegitimate son of the Marquis's family marries the county princess.

Chapter 347 Whole Fish Feast

After boarding the ship, their first meal was a whole fish feast.

After seeing the fish, Zhou Ge'er asked Wen Zongji to catch some for him, because he wanted to eat fish.

Wen Zongqi was speechless: "Are you a devil? You eat fish just because you see one?"

Zhou Ge'er clung to Wen Zongqi, calling out, "Daddy~ Daddy~"

It's late August now, and the weather isn't cold yet, but Wen Zongqi doesn't want to sit on the deck fishing; he feels silly doing so.

Wen Zongqi's eyes darted around, and he asked in a deep voice, "Zhou-ge'er, do you like your father and mother?"

Zhou Ge'er nodded vigorously: "I like it."

Although his biological father has many flaws, Zhou Ge'er still likes him.

"Do you want to be separated from your father and mother?"

"Separate?" Zhou Ge'er imagined the scene, shaking his little head like a rattle drum: "No, I don't want to be separated from Daddy and Mommy."

Wen Zongqi smiled inwardly, revealing his true intentions: "That fish also has its own family... its own family fish. When we catch the fish and separate it from its family fish, its family fish will also be sad."

Domestic fish?

Wen Zongji's expression was strange.

Pei Rujing suppressed a laugh as she watched Wen Zongqi trick Zhou Ge'er.

Chen Xiu Nian watched with great interest from the side.

Wen Zongqi has embarrassed herself so many times that she's become immune to it. Anyway, they're all family, so it doesn't matter if she embarrasses herself.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Ge'er fell silent.

Wen Zongqi became increasingly smug, thinking to himself how clever he was to have dismissed the little guy with just a few words.

"Daddy~"

Wen Zongqi responded gently, "Don't you want to eat fish anymore?"

Zhou Ge'er shook his head: "I think we can catch all the fish's family members, so that no fish will be sad."

Wen Zongqi froze completely: "..."

puff...

"Ha ha ha ha--"

Pei Rujing laughed and fell into Wen Zongji's arms.

Even the eldest princess couldn't help but laugh: "This little guy... is quite interesting."

Wen Zongji teased, "Fourth brother, hurry up and get the fishing rod. Make sure you catch all the fish in the family. Don't leave one out, or the fish will be lonely and sad."

Pei Rujing laughed even harder.

Zhou Ge'er's eyes sparkled: "Daddy, hurry, hurry, I want to eat fish."

Lingjie'er was also craving fish: "Fish~"

Rui Ge'er was the calmest, but he also looked at Wen Zongqi.

Wen Zongqi was caught in a dilemma and had no choice but to turn around and order, "What are you all standing there for? Go get the fishing rod."

Zhou Ge'er clapped his hands happily: "We'll have fish to eat!"

……

During the meal, looking at the whole fish feast in front of her, Pei Rujing smiled and said, "We owe this whole fish feast to Fourth Brother. I'll toast you with tea instead of wine."

Wen Zongqi accepted it with a stiff face.

He originally only wanted to catch one fish, but he had messed things up earlier by talking about domestic fish. Zhou Ge'er stared at him and asked if he had caught any domestic fish.

Helpless, Wen Zongqi could only catch a few more fish and lie that the whole family of fish had been caught, thus fooling Zhou Ge'er.

He's now numb to the relentless pursuit and killing by Pei Rujing.

The children, however, ate with great relish.

Rui is old enough to pick out fish bones himself.

Zhou Ge'er and Ling Jie'er could only eat after the servants had removed the fish bones for them. Their eyes were fixed on the servants picking out the fish bones; they didn't cry or make a fuss, and they weren't anxious. Perhaps they found it interesting to watch the fish bones being picked out.

Children's thoughts are always different from others.

After lunch, everyone went to take a nap. The children were the most prone to sleepiness. They ran back and forth on the deck and fished with Wen Zongqi. They did a lot of things and fell asleep soon after lying down.

Pei Rujing lay in Wen Zongji's arms: "Fourth Brother and Brother Zhou are quite fun."

She was having a blast today because of the two of them.

Wen Zongji laughed and said, "I didn't expect Zhou-ge'er to have such a personality. He seems quite different from both my fourth brother and sister-in-law."

Pei Rujing said, "That's normal! Our Rui-ge'er isn't like that either; he's neither like you nor like me."

"That's true. But Zhou is only two years old, and he's already so good at expressing himself. He's very smart and should have a bright future."

"Anyway, he can't be worse than his father."

Pei Rujing's words were harsh, but they were indeed true.

Wen Zongqi isn't even a Xiucai yet. As long as Zhou Ge'er studies hard, he won't fail to become a Xiucai.

Surpassing Wen Zongqi is not a difficult task.

Pei Rujing looked up at Wen Zongji: "Husband, do you have any requirements for Rui-ge'er?"

"What?"

"You're the third-ranked scholar, do you ever wish that Rui-ge would be like you, or even surpass you, in the future?"

Wen Zongji laughed and said, "Rui'er is only five years old and hasn't officially started school yet. I haven't thought that far ahead. Studying depends on both talent and oneself. If he is willing to learn, the result will not be too bad. If he doesn't want to learn, no matter how much hope I have for him, it will be of no use."

Pei Rujing played with Wen Zongji's hand: "I thought you had high hopes for Rui-ge'er."

"I certainly hope he will achieve something great in the future, but that's just my opinion. What he becomes in the future is up to him. As long as he doesn't go astray, I won't restrict him too much."

Pei Rujing smiled and said softly, "My husband is such a good father."

She had seen what an irresponsible father was like and knew how rare it was for Wen Zongji to have such a mindset.

Everything revolves around the child, and I will not impose my own will on the child.

Wen Zongji hugged Pei Rujing tightly, smiled, and closed his eyes: "Go to sleep."

Pei Rujing smiled, shifted her body to make herself more comfortable, and closed her eyes.

……

At first, the days on the boat were a bit novel, but as time went by, all he saw every day was the water. He couldn't get off the boat, and there weren't many things to do on it, so the little guy started to get bored.

Zhou Ge'er squatted on the deck, looking at the water with boredom: "Third Brother, when can we get off the boat?"

Lingjie looked up at Ruige and said, "Next~"

She also wanted to get off the ship.

Rui-ge said, "Father said there are still ten days left."

Zhou Ge'er then asked, "How long is ten days?"

He hasn't started school yet and doesn't understand the concept of ten days.

Although Rui Ge'er hasn't formally started learning, he can already count some numbers. He spreads out his hands and says, "All the fingers add up to ten."

"Each day, you bend one finger, and when both hands are clenched into fists, it's time for us to disembark."

Zhou Ge'er looked at his two small, fair hands, then clenched them into fists and looked at Rui Ge'er expectantly: "Third Brother, I've clenched my fists, can we get off the boat now?"

Rui-ge was stunned: "..."

He's used to following the rules and has never seen anyone act so unpredictably.

But Rui Ge'er patiently pried open Zhou Ge'er's two little fists and said, "No, you can only bend one finger each day."

Zhou Ge'er deflated again: "That will take a long time."

He looked at his hands and was a little unhappy. Why do people have so many fingers?

Ugh, so annoying!